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The Pumpkin Patch
Books We'll Be Reading
~Pumpkin, Pumpkin
~The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
~Apples and Pumpkins
~Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch
~Gail Gibbons Pumpkin Book
~Too Many Pumpkins
Math and Science Activities
~Estimating and Weighing our class pumpkin
~Estimating the circumference of our pumpkin
~Counting the pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin Facts
1. Leafy vines grow
from pumpkin seeds.
2. Yellow-orange flowers bloom on the pumpkin vine, then wither.
3. The flowers' ovaries (at the base of the flower) swell
and
become tiny green pumpkins.
4. The pumpkins grow larger and change color and…
5. About four months after planting, they're ready to harvest.
Pumpkins can vary in color from white to yellow to orange.
Pumpkins contain vitamin A and potassium.
Pumpkins are an ingredient in pies, breads, soups, and other
foods.
Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a snack.
Pumpkins are used as feed for some farm animals.
Pumpkin
Resources
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10/14/07
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